Anna Karenina

Perhaps one of the greatest novels ever written <strong>Anna Karenina</strong> follows theselfdestructive path of a beautiful popular and sensual Russian aristo... » 

Perhaps one of the greatest novels ever written Anna Karenina follows theselfdestructive path of a beautiful popular and sensual Russian aristocrat.The lovely Anna seems set in a respectable marriage with the powerful statesmanKarenin yet their lack of passion breeds the discontent she fully faces uponmeeting the elegant and affluent officer Count Vronsky. Soon convinced thatallowing herself to deeply love this man will enable her to find the meaningand truth of her life Anna defies the conventions of Russian society andleaves her husband and children for her lover. Tolstoy juxtaposes this illfated couple with the melancholy Levin and his new wife Kitty. Levin is alsosearching for the fulfillment and happiness in his life and he ultimatelyfinds a happiness that Annas love does not. A portrait of marriage andinfidelity in imperial Russia Anna Karenina explores love life and thedepths of the human soul in a tale as illuminating as it is tragic. «